timaeusTestified [TT] began pestering golgothasTerror [GT]TT: Hold up.TT: Before you go any further, there's been a change of plan.GT: Oh why am i not surprised!GT: Still no human dirk?TT: Don't worry, you'll see him very soon. In a way.GT: What is the change of plan?TT: Well, not a change of plan so much as an acceleration.TT: Everyone needs to get into the game sooner than expected. There is a new unaccounted for variable.GT: I see. Variables and what not.GT: Lets cut to the chase! What do i do.TT: Install the server. I downloaded it to your computer along with a few other crucial system upgrades.GT: Crucial upgrades huh?GT: I dunno about crucial buddy i see you have trolled me with like 50 copies of this dumbfuck social media software for cool bros in hats but ok.TT: Damn. Nothing gets by English.TT: The guy is untrollable.GT: Ok i installed it should i run it?TT: Yes.TT: You will be connecting with Dirk. I will have Jane connect with Roxy. Setting up the chain like this will be important.GT: Sure if you say so.TT: That copy is programmed to connect automatically with the client Dirk is running.TT: Do it quickly. His life depends on it.GT: Great caesars ghost! Why didnt you say so.GT: Ok done.GT: Hey theres his room!

Huge thanks to the entire What Pumpkin Games team for all their hard work on this project. Everyone involved has much to be proud of. Personally, I think the game is VERY GOOD! Really, better than I imagined it would be when scribbling notes for it years ago. Credit is owed to the fans for their patience while the necessary time was taken to build a studio capable of making a game like this. And above all, credit is owed to the great team that brought it to life. If you happen to spot any contributors out in the wild, on social media or such, I hope you will extend your appreciation for what they have accomplished.

ANNOUNCEMENT TWO

What Pumpkin and Homestuck are partnering with Viz Media to work on a lot of cool stuff together in the future. This will include projects based on both the Homestuck and Hiveswap worlds. The possibilities are wide open, but here are a couple examples of things we know we're going to work on already...

Viz will begin releasing the Homestuck books again, starting next year. These will be nice new hardcover editions, and the plan is to just keep turning out volumes until the entire story is in print. Each volume will be full of my Secret Notes just like the previous ones were. Viz will also be involved in the release of the mysterious epilogue project I alluded to a while ago. Details on format, release date, etc, will remain undisclosed until further notice, but you can expect more information about that to surface next year too. I wanted to do something a little unusual for it, something existing outside the confines of the web story. Working with Viz struck me as good opportunity for this.

Aside from that, anything can happen. Take a look at the sorts of things Viz has already published or produced. These are all examples of things on the table for future consideration for either Homestuck or Hiveswap. I've got plenty of ideas, and so do they. Maybe you do too??